The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the largest and longest running program of its kind, recognizes the creative achievements of young artists throughout America. The program received a record-breaking 255,000 works of art and writing for consideration this year, with 22 talented Washington students earning awards.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards began as a small writing contest with a $5 prize and six winning applicants in 1923. Today, more than 90,000 teens in grades 7 through 12 annually submit works of art and writing in 28 categories. The program has been credited with identifying early talent in generations of America's cultural icons, including Truman Capote (1932), Andy Warhol (ca. 1945), Sylvia Plath (1947) and Robert Redford (1954), each of whom won the award when they were in high school.
Student works are evaluated by industry leaders and exhibited in New York City venues as well as cities across the country through the traveling exhibit, ART.WRITE.NOW. Winning students earn opportunities for recognition, publication and scholarships.
Congratulations to these Washington state winners:
Sophia Bidinger, grade 10, Silver Medal for Personal Essay/Memoir "Hannah"
Sam Cahill, grade 10, Silver Medal for Photography "World War 3"
Niyathi Chakrapani, grade 11, Silver Medal for Poetry "What They Couldn't Write, City Life, Ode To A Paper Cut, Thank You For The Pain, Sliver Of A Life"
Nathan Cummings, grade 12, Gold Medal for Flash Fiction "Reliquary"
Nathan Cummings, grade 12, Gold Medal for Writing Portfolio "Errata"
Grace Epstein, grade 12, Poetry for "Gold Medal Ascension, The Prophet, Love Poem, Samhain"
Spencer Grayson, grade 8, Gold Medal for Personal Essay/Memoir "The Last Summer Leaf"
Caoilinn Haley, grade 11, Gold Medal for Digital Art "Selfie"
Miranda Hill, grade 12, Silver Medal for Personal Essay/Memoir "In it for the Long Run"
Sid Jensen, grade 12, Gold Medal for Film & Animation "In A Rut" (see Sid's video here)
Nathalie Knowles, grade 12, Gold Medal for Personal Essay/Memoir "No Place Like Home"
Jessica Lee, grade 12, Silver Medal for Fashion "String Dress"
Shi Li, grade 11, Silver Medal for Sculpture "Carp"
Kathryn Patz, grade 12, Silver Medal for Personal Essay/Memoir "Porcelain Perfect"
Isaac Pierce, grade 11, Gold Medal for Photography "Line Of Glory"
Courtesy of Schack Art Center Isaac Pierce, "Line Of Glory" |
Hally Ruff, grade 8, Best In Grade Award and Gold Medal for Film & Animation "Piece Of You"
Meg Ruppel, grade 10, Silver Medal for Dramatic Script "Grown-up Dreams"
Scott Schaffer, grade 7, American Visions Medal for Sculpture "Free Range"
Carly Stauffer, grade 12, Gold Medal for Personal Essay/Memoir "Father's Day"
Laila Vik, grade 11, Silver Medal for Painting "Still Life Study"
Courtesy of Schack Art Center Laila Vik, "Still Life Study" |
Austin Wei, grade 8, Best In Grade Award and Gold Medal for Short Story "The Survivor"
Charity Young, grade 10, Gold Medal for Painting "Leisure at Lake Louise"
Charity Young, grade 10, Silver Medal for Short Story "Pretty Glass People"
Jade Young, grade 8, Silver Medal for Personal Essay/Memoir "Unconfined"
The learn more about the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program, visit www.artandwriting.org.
Special thanks to the Schack Art Center for the photos.
